Guru

Summary

Guru is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Boston^[2]. He was born on July 17, 1961^[3]. He died in New York City^[4]. He died on April 19, 2010^[5]. He worked as a rapper^[6], record producer^[7], singer^[8], songwriter^[9], and musician^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.65% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,267 views/month, #6,470 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Born in Boston^[2], Guru…
• Guru died in New York City^[4].
• Guru was born on July 17, 1961^[3].
• Guru died on April 19, 2010^[5].
• Guru held citizenship in United States^[12].
• Guru's professions included rapper^[6].
• Guru's professions included record producer^[7].
• Guru worked as a singer^[8].
• Guru worked as a songwriter^[9].
• Guru's professions included musician^[10].
• Guru's field of work was music^[13].
• Guru's education included a stint at Fashion Institute of Technology^[14].
• Guru was educated at Morehouse College^[15].
• Guru was educated at Cohasset High School^[16].
• Guru's education included a stint at Noble and Greenough School^[17].
• Guru was a member of Gang Starr^[18].
• Guru is recorded as male^[19].
• Guru's instance of is recorded as human^[20].
• Guru's genre is East Coast hip-hop^[21].
• Guru's genre is jazz rap^[22].
• Guru's record label is recorded as Wild Pitch Records^[23].
• Guru's record label is recorded as Chrysalis Records^[24].
• Guru's discography is recorded as Guru discography^[25].
• Guru's Commons category is recorded as Guru (rapper)^[26].
• The cause of death was cancer^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1961-07-17^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2010-04-19^[31]

• Genre(s): hip hop, jazz, jazz rap^[32]

• Community tags: hip hop, jazz, jazz rap^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: 215c6ab2-7888-4061-bd56-9fb650328106^[34]

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Origins and Family

Guru's place of birth was Boston^[2]. He was born on July 17, 1961^[3].

Education

Educated at Fashion Institute of Technology^[14], a college^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1944^[37], headquartered in New York City^[38]; Morehouse College^[15], a college^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1867^[41], headquartered in Atlanta^[42]; Cohasset High School^[16], a high school^[43], in United States^[44], founded in 1838^[45]; and Noble and Greenough School^[17], a boarding school^[46], in United States^[47], founded in 1866^[48].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include rapper^[6], record producer^[7], singer^[8], songwriter^[9], and musician^[10]. Guru's field of work was music^[13].

Death and Burial

Guru died on April 19, 2010^[5]. He passed away in New York City^[4]. Recorded cause of death include cancer^[27] and multiple myeloma^[49].

Why It Matters

Guru ranks in the top 0.65% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,267 views/month, #6,470 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[50] He is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[51]

FAQs

Where was Guru born?

Born in Boston^[2], Guru…

Where did Guru die?

Guru passed away in New York City^[4].

What did Guru do for work?

Guru worked as rapper^[6], record producer^[7], singer^[8], songwriter^[9], and musician^[10].

Where did Guru go to school?

Guru was educated at Fashion Institute of Technology^[14], Morehouse College^[15], Cohasset High School^[16], and Noble and Greenough School^[17].